San Mateo County plans to hold public forum on Tasers following three deaths

In the wake of three deaths involving Taser stun gun deployments by law enforcement officers in San Mateo County this year, the county Board of Supervisors voted at its meeting Dec. 18 to hold an upcoming public forum on Tasers.

“I think it would be helpful to just talk about Tasers,” Supervisor Dave Pine, who called for the hearing, said at the meeting. He said it would “provide the public the opportunity to share their opinions” with the county counsel’s office and the sheriff’s office.